MV Lairdsfield

The MV Lairdsfield was a British motor cargo vessel that capsized. On 6 February 1970 she was en route to Cork, Republic of Ireland from Teesport, North Yorkshire, England. The ship capsized in Tees Bay, 1 nm East of Teesport, resulting in the deaths of all ten crew. MV Lairdsfield was raised and later broken up at Middlesbrough in March 1970.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "LAIRDSFIELD CARGO SHIP 1953-1970". WRECKSITE. 1970-02-06. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. Live, Teesside (February 7, 2020). "Pictures of emotional ceremony remembering the Lairdsfield disaster 50 years on". TeessideLive.
  3. "Larne skipper William Hood lost with nine shipmates in 1970 disaster remembered". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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